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Oct 22, 2012

the tension that existed between israel and the united states was very unfortunate. i think that also, pulling our missile defense out of poland in the way we did was also unfortunate in terms of, if you will, disrupting the relationship as it stands between us. when the students took to the streets in teheran and the people there protested, the green revolution occurred. for the president to be silent, i thought, was an enormous mistake. we have to stand for our principles. stand for allies. stand for strong military. and stand for a stronger economy. >> mr. president? >> america remains the one indispensable nation. and the world needs a strong america abnd it is stronger now than when i came into aufgs. because we ended the war in iraq, we were able to refocus our attention in not only the terrorist threat, but also beginning a transition process from afghanistan chl. it also allowed us to refocus aliengs on relationships that have been neglected for a decade. governor romney, our alliances have never been stronger. in asia,africa, with i real where we had unprecedented military and sbel je

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Oct 22, 2012

allies. the tensions that exist between israel and the united states is very unfortunate. the defense program, of poland that was very unfortunate. that disrupted the relationship in some ways that really was -- existed between us. when the students took to the streets in tehran and the people protested and the green revolution occurred, for the president to be a silent was a mistake. we have to stand for our allies and stand for a stronger economy. >> america remains the one indispensable nation. the world needs a strong america. it is stronger now than when i came into office. we were able to refocus our attention not only on the terrorist threat, but also be getting a transition process in a afghanistan. it allowed us to refocus on the relationships that have been neglected for a decade. our alliances have never been stronger with asia, europe, africa, israel, where we have had an unprecedented military cooperation in dealing with rats. what we have been able to do is position ourselves so we can start rebuilding america. making sure we are pretty manufacturing back to our shores.

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Oct 22, 2012

of the president of the united states, which is to maintain the safety of the american people. and i will not cut our budget by a trillion dollars which is a combination of the cuts the president has as well as the sequestration cuts. that is making our future less certain -- >> first of all [ inaudible ] the is not something that i have proposed. it is something congress proposed. it will not happening. we're not reducing our military spending, it is maintaining it. you mentioned the navy. governor we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. we have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land of them. we have ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines it's what are our capabilities. so when i sit down with the secretary of the navy and joint chiefs of staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith with our troops makes sure our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home, and that is not reflected in the kind of b

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Oct 22, 2012

that existed between israel and the united states was very unfortunate. i think also pulling our missile program out of poland was also unfortunate. and then of course with regards to standing for our principles, when the students took to the streets in theron for the president to be silent i thought was an enormous mistake. we need to stand for our principles, our allies and a strong economy. >> mr. president. >> america remains the one indispensable america. and it is stronger now than when i came into office. we ended the war in iraq and then were able to refocus our attention on the terrorist threat and focus onalliances that had been neglected for decades. with israel we have unprecedented military and intelligence cooperation. but what we also have been able to do is position ours to that we can start to rebuild america. and that's what my plan does making sure we bring our jobs back here. making sure we have the best education system in the world, including retraining our workers for the jobs of tomorrow doing everything we can to control our own energy. we ha

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Oct 23, 2012

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Oct 23, 2012

. this is the highest responsibility of of the president of the united states which is to maintain the sift of our people. i will not cut the military budget by $1 trillion. that in my view is making our future less certain and less secure. >> first of all, the sequester's not something that i proposed. it's something that pro-posed. i think governor romney hasn't spent time looking at how our military works. we had fewer ships. we also have fewer horses an bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. we have these things called air force carriers. the ships that go under water, nuclear submarines. it's what are our capables. so when i sit down with the secretary of the navy and the giant chief of staff, we determine how we're going to be able to best all of our defense needs a way that also keeps space with our troops but make sure they have the kind of support that they need when they come home. and that is not reflective in the kind of budget that you're moving forward. it just doesn't work. >> we visited the website quite a bit and it still didn't work. >> i'd like to move to the n

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Oct 22, 2012

israel and the united states was very unfortunate. i think, also, that pulling our missile defense program out of poland in the way we did was also unfortunate in terms of, if you will, disrupting the relationship in some ways that existed between us, and then, of course, with regards to standing for our principles. when the students took to the streets in tehran, and the students protested, and for the president to be silent was a mistake. we have to stand for our principles, stand for the allies, a strong military, and a stronger economy. >> moderator: mr. president. obama: america is the one indispensable nation, and the world needs a strong america, and it is stronger now than when i came into office. because we ended the war in iraq, we refocused attention on not only the terrorist through the, but also beginning a transition process in afghanistan. it also allowed us to refocus on alliances and relationships neglected for a decade, and governor romney, our alliances have never been stronger. in asia, in europe, in africa, with israel where we have unprecedented military and i

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Oct 22, 2012

manufacturer in the world. it used to be the united states of america. >> governor, you're the last person who will get tough on china. >> we have iran four years closer to a nuclear bomb. >> when folks go after americans, we go after them. campaign 2012, a presidential debate. from boca raton, florida, here is scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, it was 50 years ago tonight that president john f. kennedy went on national television to announce that the soviet union had set up missile sites in cuba and he demanded that they be removed. the world was on the brink of nuclear war. it is a reminder of the kind of crisis a commander-in-chief can face. and it comes as as the candidates for president hold their final debate tonight, focusing on foreign policy. with the race still very tight, both president obama and mitt romney have a lot to gain and a lot to lose in their final joint appearance before a national audience. it might be their last best chance to win over the uncommitted voters who will decide the election, which is now just two weeks away. for tonight's debate, the candidates will be

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Oct 23, 2012

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Oct 23, 2012

that will allow us to create great businesses here in the united states, that's how we lose the competition, and unfortunately, governor romney's budget and his proposals would not allow us to make those investments. >> all right. governor? >> first of all, it's not government that makes business successful. it's not government investments that make businesses grow and hire people. let me also note that the greatest threat the world faces is a nuclear iran. let's talk about china. china has an interest that's very much like ours. in one respect. and that is, they want a stable world. they don't want a war. they don't want to see protectionism, they don't want to see the world break out into various chaos, they have to manufacture goods and put to work 20 million people to work coming out of the farms every year. coming into the city, wanting jobs. they want the economy to work and be free and open. we can be a partner with china. we don't have to be an adversary in any way, shape or form. we can work with them, collaborate with them, if they're willing to be responsible. now, they look at u

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Oct 22, 2012

of the president of the united states, which is to maintain the safety of the american people and i will not cut our military budget by a trillion dollars which is a combination of the budget cut the president has as well as a sequestration cut. that in my view is making our future less certain and less secure. >> bob, i would like to comment on this. first of all, that's not something i propose but congress has proposed. it will not happen. the budget we're talking about is not reducing our military spending, it's maintaining it. but i think governor romney maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. you mentioned the navy, for example. and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. well, governor, we have fewer horses and baiyonets because th military changed. we have aircraft carriers where planes land on them. we have the ships that go underwater. nuclear submarines and so the question is not a game of battleship where we're counting ships, it's what are our capabilities so when i sit down with the secretary of the navy and the joint chiefs of staff, we determine how

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Oct 23, 2012

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Oct 23, 2012

that potentially threaten the united states. we want to shrink those groups and networks and we can do that, but we're also going to have to maintain vigilance when it comes to terrorist activities. the truth is, al qaeda is much weaker than it was when i came into office, and they don't have the same capacities to attack the u.s. homeland and our allies as they did four years ago. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts med

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Oct 22, 2012

a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. . >>> may i ask you, during the egyptian turmoil, there came a point where you said it was time for president mubarak to go, some thought perhaps we should have waited a while on that. do you have any regrets about that? >> no,i don't because i think that america has to stand with democracy. the notion that we would have tanks run over those young people who were in tahrir square is not the kind of american leadership that john f. kennedy talked about 50 years ago. what i also said that now that you have a democratically elected government in egypt, they have to make sure they take responsibility for protecting religious minorities. we put significant pressure on them to make sure they are doing that and recognize the rights of women which is critical throughout the region. the

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Oct 16, 2012

i cannot believe he was the president of united states with his body language, the meter and his inability to answer the questions. he cannot even look mitt romney in the eye when he is asked direct questions because he has no answer. the second issue i have that both of the candidates were pretty much missing is the fact that we are now dealing with women's issues right now. why is this even an issue? since nobody will overturn roe vs. wade -- reagan cannot even do that. who cares what they both believe personally? it will not change what will happen in the government appeared nobody will overturn roe vs. wade. so women don't have to worry about that. so don't vote based on those issues. i think there are a lot of things that need to be looked at. >> thank you for your call. on twitter -- next is the jones, virginia, lloyd, an independent. >> i would like to talk about .omney appeare he was talking about 12 coal miners in virginia. he also talked about jobs. is he going to bring cold that will he let it go? he is no candidate for the presidency because he turned his back on obam

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Oct 16, 2012

that future and i intend to win it as president of the united states. >> i got to move on. the next question is for you. >> i get the next answer. >> the next question is for you, so if you want to continue on. but i don't want to leave all these guys sitting here. >> candy, i don't have a policy of stopping wind jobs in iowa th and they're not phantom jobs, i appreciate the jobs in iowa and colorado i appreciate the coal and oil and gas, i know that bringing back our energy policies will -- 3.5 million more jobs in this country. it's critical to our future. >> i'm used to be interrupted. >> i'm going to move you along to taxes. the next question comes from mary follano. >> governor romney, you have stated that when you're elected president you will work with the congress to eliminate deductions to make up for the loss in revenue. concerning these various deductions. the mortgage deduction. the charitable deductions. the child tax credit. and also the -- what that's that other credit, i forgot. >> you're doing great. >> the education credits which are important to me because i have children

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Oct 16, 2012

change our tax code so we are giving incentives to countries investing in united states and creating jobs here. it also means we help them and small businesses to export all on the world. we have to make sure we have the best education system in the world. if that you are going to college is great. i want everybody to get a great education. we have worked hard to make sure student loans are available to folks like you. i want to make sure community colleges are offering slots for workers to get retrained for the jobs out there right now. number three, we have to control our own energy. not only oil, natural gas, which we have been investing in. we also have to make sure we are building the energy sources of the future. not just next year, but 10 and 20 years from now. we invest in solar, wind, biofuels. energy efficient cars. we need to reduce our deficit, in a balanced way. let's take the money we have been spending on war over the last decade to rebuild america. roads, bridges, schools. not only will your future be bright, but america's as well. >> let me ask you for a more immediate an

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Oct 16, 2012

're giving incentives to companies that are investing here in the united states and creating jobs here, it also means we're helping them and small businesses to export all around the world in new markets. number two, we've got to make sure that we have the best education system in the world, and the fact that you're going to college is great, but i want everybody to get a great education. and we've worked hard to make sure that student loans are available for folks like you. but i also want to make sure that community colleges are offering slots for workers to get retrained for the jobs that are out there right now and the jobs of the future. number three, we've got to control our own energy. you know, not only oil and natural gas which we've been investing in, but also we've got to make sure we're building the energy sources of the future. not just next year but ten years from now, twenty years from now. that's why we invest in solar and wind and biofuels, energy-efficient cars. we've got to reduce our deficit in a balanced way. asking the wealthy to pay a little bit more along with c

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Oct 16, 2012

chosen. they'll learn as we learn who will stand up and question the next president of the united states. candy crowley from cnn. >> good evening from hofstra university in hempstead, new york. i'm candy cnn "state of the union." we're here for the second presidential debate, a town hall sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. the gallup organization chose 82 uncommitted voters from the new york area. their questions will drive the night. my goal is to give the conversation direction and to ensure questions get answered. the questions are known to me and my team only. neither the commission, nor the candidates have seen them. i hope to get to as many questions as possible. because i'm the optimistic sort, i'm the candidates will oblige by keeping their answers concise and on point. each candidate has as much as two minutes to respond to a common question and there will be a two-minute follow-up. the audience in the hall has agreed to be polite, attentive, no cheering or boo or outbursts of any sort. we will set aside that agreement just this once to welcome president obama a

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Oct 22, 2012

and particularly issues effecting the economy when jobs are in an issue. but the president of the united states, whoever is elected is the commander in chief has to be able to handle these issues well, and the voters know that. and i--the foreign policy debate in that campaign that i participated in was interesting. >> jennifer: well, you went in with an automatic advantage obviously, having been in the place, having that experience whereas your opponent was a former governor and he didn't have that level of experience, either. there is a parallel. >> al gore: that's symmetrical with the debate we're about to see unfold here. but with all of the sophisticated detailed analyses may not be all that helpful in communicating with the voters because you have got to boil them down to very you know, succinct expressions. >> jennifer: you're very gracious, but, eliot,-- >> eliot: i don't know about being gracious in a debate. >> jennifer: you know this is a debate where george w. bush said we should not be engaged in mission building. >> eliot: we were shotting about this before we came back. it's fasc

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Oct 18, 2012

WETA
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Oct 18, 2012

sources to be built right here in the united states. that's going to help jeremy get a job. it's also going to make sure you're not paying as much for gas >> crowley: governor, on the subject of gas prices >> romney: let's look at the president's policies as opposed to the rhetoric. we've had four years of policies being played out. the president is right in terms of the additional oil production but none of it came on federal land. as a matter of fact, oil production is down 14% this year on federal land. gas production is down 9%. why? because the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands and in federal waters. so where did the increase come from? a lot of it came from north dakota. what was his participation there? the administration brought a criminal action against the people drilling up there for oil. this massive new resource we have. what was the cost? 20 or 25 birds were killed. they brought out a migratory bird act to go after them on a criminal basis. look i want to make sure we use our oil, our coal, our gas, our nuclear, our re

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Oct 16, 2012

these investments. i expect those new energy sources to be built right here in the united states. that's going to help jeremy get a job and also make sure that you're not paying as much for gas. >> romney: well, let's look at the president's policies as opposed to the rhetoric because we've had four years of policies being played out. the president's right in terms of the additional oil production but none of it came on federal land. as a matter of fact, oil production is down 14% this year on federal land and gas production is down 9%. why in because the president cut in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands and in federal waters. so where did the increase come from? a lot of it came from the range in north dakota. what was his participation there? the administration brought a criminal action against the people drilling up there for oil. this massive new resource we have. what was the cost? 20 or 25 birds were killed. they brought out a migratory bird act to go after a criminal basi

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Oct 16, 2012

incentives to companies investing here in the united states and creating jobs here. it also means we're helping them and small businesses to export all around the world in new markets. number two we've gotta make sure that we have the best education system in the world and the fact that you're going to college is great. but i want everybody to get a great education. we've worked hard to make sure that student loans are available for folks like you. i want to make sure community colleges are offering slots for workers to be retrained. the jobs of the future. number three, we have to control our own energy. not only oil and natural gas which we've been investing in but also we've gotta make sure we're building the energy source of the future. not just thinking about next year but ten years from now 20 years from now. that's why we invest in solar wind and biofuels, energy efficient cars. we have to reduce our deficit but do it in a balanced way. asking the wealthier to pay more o so we can invest in education like yours.

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Oct 16, 2012

the president of waiting too long to call the september 11th attack on the united states consulate in benghazi libya an act of terror. the president said romney simply had his facts wrong. watch this. >> the day after the attack, governor, i stood in the rose garden, and i told the american people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror, and i also said that we're going to hunt down those who committed this crime. and then a few days later i was there reading the caskets coming into andrews air force base. and grieving with the families. and the suggestion that anybody in my team, the secretary of state, our u.n. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. that's not what we do. that's not what i do as president. that's not what i do as commander in chief. >> governor, if you want to reply, quickly. >> i certainly do. i think it is interesting the president just said something which is that on the day after the attack, he went in the rose garden, and said that this

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Oct 22, 2012

mitt romney as commander in chief by explaining how the united states military term works and boats that go under the water that are called submarines. this must have been planned out in advance. you'll be seeing this over and over and over again over the next few days. >> our navy is smaller now than any time since 1917. the navy said they needed 313 ships. we're now down to 285. we're down to the low 200s. that's unacceptable. i want to make sure that we have the ships required by our navy. >> i think governor romney hasn't looked at how the military works. you mentioned the navy and that we have fewer ships than in 1916. we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. we have things called aircraft and it's not a game of battleships where we're counting ships. it's where are our capabilities. >> the president sunk mitt romney's battleship. mitt romney is going to join us in just a second. there was a lot of legitimate news made tonight including mitt romney giving the endorsement of the stepped up use of armed drones over the past four years

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KTVU
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Oct 16, 2012

the united states. having looked at your pension? mr. president, having looked at your pension? >> it is not as big as yours. [laughter] i do not check it that often. >> look at your pension. you also have investments in chinese companies. you also have investments -- >> we are way off topic, governor romney. if i could have you sit down, governor romney. >> governor romney says he was not referring to arizona. his top advisor on immigration is the guy who designed the arizona law. not e-verify, the whole thing. it is a bad policy and it will not help us grow. when we think about immigration, we have to understand, there are folks all around the world who still see america as the land of promise. they provide as energy and they provide less innovation and they start companies like intel and google and we want to encourage that. we have to make sure that we do it in a smart way and we make a legal system better. when we make this into a divisive political issue, and we to do not have bipartisan support, i can deliver, governor, a whole bunch of democrats to get comprehensive ref

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Oct 17, 2012

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Oct 17, 2012

to win that future and i intend to win it as president of the united states. >> i got to move on. the next question is for you. >> i get the next answer. >> the next question is for you, so if you want to continue on. but i don't want to leave all these guys sitting here. >> candy, i don't have a policy of stopping wind jobs in iowa and they're not phantom jobs, i appreciate the jobs in iowa and colorado i appreciate the coal and oil and gas, i know that bringing back our energy policies will -- 3.5 million more jobs in this country. it's critical to our future. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control o

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Oct 3, 2012

the first question as a result of a flip of a coin, the president of the united states will get the first answer and the last word will go to mitt romney. here is jim lehrer. >> good evening at the magnus arena at the university of denver in denver, colorado. i'm jim lehrer of the pbs "news hour," and i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between president barack obama, democratic nominee, and former massachusetts governor, mitt romney, republican nominee. the debates are sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's 90 minutes will be about domestic issues and will follow a format designed by the commission. there will be six roughly 15-minute segments with two-minute answers for the first question, then open discussion for the remainder of each segment. thousands of people offered suggestions on segment subjects or questions, via the internet and other means, but i made the final selections, and for the record, they were not submitted for approval to the commission or the candidates. the segments as i announced in advance will be three on the econo

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Oct 3, 2012

of the union when they say the president of the united states of america. goods me good butterflies. i love politics. jim lehrer is already seated ready to go and he'll do the standard introductions. any memorable moments from debates in the past that you remember eliot? >> then only one -- seeing this ten seconds to go brings it back. i had a problem with one of my opponents that had a binder on the lectern and the moderator had to run up and take it off. and i think it totally threw my opponent. >> al gore: i think the single best line is when ronald reagan said i'm not going to make an issue of age and hold my opponent's age against him. great good humor, funny, but it ended the race. >> cenk: yeah to the point we were discussing earlier about substance, you know, one of the most memorable moments was when george hw bush looked at his watch. here we go. >> i'm jim lehrer and i welcome you to the first of the 2012 presidential debates between president barack obama, the democratic nominee, and form massachusetts governor mitt romney, the republican nominee. this d

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Oct 3, 2012

in the united states. that we take some of the money that we are seeing -- saving to robo-call america -- rebuild america. it will be up to the voters was path we should take. will we double down on the top- down economic policies that helped get us into this mess or embrace a new economic patriotism that says america does best when the middle class does best. i will forward to having that debate. >> it is in honor to be here with you. i appreciate the chance to be with the president. congratulations to you mr. president on your anniversary. i am sure this is the most romantic place you could imagines here with me. congratulations. this is a tender topic. i have met people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio and a woman said i have been out of work since may. can you help me? yesterday was a rally in denver. a woman with a baby said, my husband has had four jobs in three years -- part-time jobs. he lost his recent job. we lost our home. can you help us? yes, we can. it will take a different path, not the one we have been on. not the one the president describes as a top down cut t

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Oct 3, 2012

are helping small businesses and companies that are investing here in the united states. that we take some of the money we are saving as we wind down two wars, to rebuild america. and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these critical investments. now, it ultimately will be up to the voters, to you, which path we should take. are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us into this mess? or do we embrace a new economic patriot. >> that says america does best when the middle-class does best. i am alonging ford that debate. >> reporter: governor romney, two minutes. >> thank you, jim. it's an honor to be here with you. and it's an honor to be here with the president. i appreciate the welcome of the university of denver and the presidential commission on these debates. congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i am sure this is the most remantic place you can imagine -- here with me. congratulations. this obviously is a very tender topic. i had the occasion over the past couple of years of meeting people ac

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Oct 16, 2012

, which is down, but we don't have refineries in the united states. the president tried to take increase for the oil and gas reduction. it's inspite of the government. it's because technology and venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have been out there drilling for the past ten years and figuring out how to access shell gas and shell oil. so i think there's absolutely every reason to say this president's policies have failed. >> before we turned downward in 2008 the economy as you know they were right above where they are now. so the case against president bush for having gas prices go above $4 is what? >> i think president bush was hurt by the fact that gas prices were over $4. >> i think there's a huge difference and the difference is over the past four years. take a look at the keystone pipeline. why did the president veto that? north american oil from a friendly country. so when you look at why we are where we are today there are to questions there are some reasons but there are also obama policies. oil, weak, global commodities. when you weaken the u.s. dollar year after year. when

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Oct 3, 2012

that the president of the united states of america has the right to execute u.s. citizens abroad without a trial in without due process. i would love to see the president's answer on that. because he has done it. i would love to see mitt romney say yes or no on that issue, and of course the most important thing is campaign finance reform. 84% of americans believe that money has a corrupting influence on politics what would you do specifically to try to stop the influence of money in politics. i know the president favors a constitutional amendment, and i don't know that romney has any plan, so i would love to hear his answer. >> john: that's a great question. and we want to know what you think as well to keep on tweeting. when we come back michael shure will join us from san francisco meditating on the awful possibility of what would happen if there was actually a tie in this presidential campaign. we'll be right back after this. >> cenk: back on current's politically direct coverage of the first presidential debate of 2012. we have david shuster in denver and michael shure

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in the united states, that we take some of the money that we're saving as we wind down two wars to rebuild america. and that we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these critical investments. now, it ultimately is going to be up to the voters, to you, which path we should take. are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that helped to get us into this mess, or do we embrace a new economic patriotism that says america does best when the middle class does best? and i'm looking forward to having that debate. >> moderator: governor romney, two minutes. romney: thank you, jim. i'm pleased to be at the university of denver, appreciate their welcome and also the presidential commission on these debates. and congratulations to you, mr. president, on your anniversary. i'm sure this was the most romantic place you could imagine, here with me. [laughter] so congratulations. this is, obviously, a very tender topic. i've had the occasion over the last couple of years of meeting people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman said i've been out of

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Presidential Debate

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Oct 3, 2012

are helping small businesses and companies investing here in the united states, that we take some of the money we are setting as we wind down two wars, to rebuild america, and we reduce our deficit in a balanced way that allows us to make these critical investments. ultimately it's up to the voters, to you, which path we should take. are we going to double down on the top-down economic policies that help us get into this mess, or do we embrace america doing best when the middle-class. >> of trichet the chance to be here with the president and be at the university of denver -- i appreciate the chance to be here with the president. congratulations to you, mr. president, under anniversary. i am sure this is the most romantic place you can imagine being, here with me. i have had the occasion of the last couple of years in meeting people across the country. i was in dayton, ohio, and a woman grabbed my arm and said i have been out of work since may, can you help me? yesterday i was at a rally in denver and a woman came up to be with the baby in her arms and said my husband has had four jobs in thre

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